Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime Affecting github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/lru package, versions <0.3.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMTINFOILFACTORYNETFOILLRU-17895078
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed7 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Jul 2026

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/tinfoil-factory/netfoil/lru to version 0.3.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime due to improper cleanup of pointers when entries are removed from the LRU cache. An attacker can cause increased memory usage by repeatedly triggering cache evictions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1